Bearwallow Bald
Bearwallow Bald rises to 1,514 m in North Carolina. Kuwohi stands 2,025 m to the east-northeast, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Hawk Knob, a peak 0.7 miles away. Indian Lakes Scenic Byway passes 7.5 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q31616130, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1513.64 m
How to reach it
- 7.5 mi off the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway
- 9.9 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
- 9.9 mi off the Nantahala Byway
- 11.0 mi off the Newfound Gap Road Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Carlos Campbell Overlook · 12 mi
- Deep Creek Valley Overlook #1 · 12 mi
- Deep Creek Valley Overlook · 12 mi
- Deep Creek Valley Overlook #2 · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hawk Knob: 0.7 mi
- Mount Glory: 0.9 mi
- High Rocks: 0.9 mi
- Bee Knob: 1.4 mi
- Welch Bald: 1.7 mi
- Upper Bear Creek Falls: 2.9 mi
- Bear Creek Falls: 3.0 mi
- Hazel Creek Cascades: 3.1 mi
- Jonas Creek Falls: 3.1 mi
- Yanu Branch Cascade: 3.2 mi
- Flat Branch boat launch: 5.6 mi
- Arch Rock: 13.2 mi
- Ober Mountain Coaster: 13.8 mi
- Ski Mountain Coaster: 13.8 mi
- Next to Heaven Adventure: 13.9 mi
- David Monteith Park: 8.7 mi
- Swain County Park: 9.3 mi
- MacNeill Park: 10.4 mi
- Riverfront Park: 10.4 mi
- Swain County Recreation Park: 10.5 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains Railroad Museum: 10.5 mi
- Swain County Visitor Center and Heritage Museum: 10.6 mi
- Fly Fishing Museum of the Southern Appalachians: 10.6 mi
- The Little River Railroad and Lumber Company Museum: 14.4 mi
- Hollywood Star Cars Museum: 15.0 mi
- The Jump-up: 11.7 mi
- Alum Cave: 12.9 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 13.6 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 13.6 mi
- The Jumpoff: 15.1 mi
- Swain County War Dead Memorial: 10.6 mi
- Sugarlands Stone Cabin: 11.8 mi
- Fort Harry: 11.9 mi
- 10th Mountain Division Ski Troops Memorial: 14.0 mi
- Nimrod Jarett Smith: 16.4 mi
- Deep Creek Picnic Pavilion: 10.0 mi
- Deep Creek Picnic Area: 10.0 mi
- Tremont Picnic Area: 10.4 mi
- Chimneys Picnic Area: 11.2 mi
- Cades Cove Covered Picnic Shelter: 11.5 mi
- Bear: 15.7 mi
- Selu Statue: 17.2 mi
- Fish: 19.8 mi
- Confederate Soldiers Monument: 23.2 mi
- Moai Statue: 23.5 mi
- Proctor: 7.1 mi
- Judson: 7.4 mi
- Elkmont: 10.4 mi
- Calderwood: 21.4 mi
- Vista Gardens: 15.3 mi
- Bamboo Forest: 16.3 mi
- Annie Dee Leatherman Smith Memorial Garden: 20.4 mi
- Sylva Community Garden: 23.2 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park: 10.6 mi
- Greenbrier: 19.3 mi
- Nantahala National Forest: 19.3 mi
- Emerts Cove Covered Bridge: 19.9 mi
- Wine Spring: 22.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Bearwallow Bald. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kuwohi | ENE 57° | 2,024.79 m | 7.3 mi |
| Mt. Buckley | NE 55° | 2,004.12 m | 6.9 mi |
| Mount Love | ENE 56° | 1,955.79 m | 7.7 mi |
| Andrews Bald | ENE 70° | 1,801.11 m | 6.8 mi |
| Silers Bald | NNE 29° | 1,706.06 m | 4.8 mi |
| Jenkins Knob | NE 40° | 1,697.78 m | 5.4 mi |
| Thunderhead Mountain | NW 308° | 1,685.16 m | 7.1 mi |
| Rocky Top | NW 304° | 1,657.32 m | 7.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:13 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:16 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:59 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:47 | 17:26 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 40 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 70 | 73 | 73 | 67 | 57 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 6.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bryson City 4, 9 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Oct.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357806431
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